Creole, Louisiana | |
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  Creole, Louisiana Location within the state of Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°47′46″N 93°06′41″W / 29.79611°N 93.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Cameron |
| Post office established | March 1890 |
| Named for | Louisiana Creole people |
| ZIP Code | 70632 |
Creole is an unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] The ZIP Code for Creole is 70632.[2]
History[edit]
A post office was established at Creole in March 1890. The community was probably named for the Louisiana Creole people.[3] The label 'Creole' refers to those born in colonial Louisiana and their descendants.[4] On October 9, 2020, Hurricane Delta made landfall near the community as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a pressure of 970 mb (28.64 inHg).[5]
Education[edit]
Cameron Parish School Board is the school district for all of the parish.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Creole, Louisiana
- ^ "Creole ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
- ^ Hall, Gwendolyn Midlo (1992). Africans in colonial Louisiana : the development of Afro-Creole culture in the eighteenth century. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-585-32916-8. OCLC 45843432.
- ^ Daniel Brown (October 9, 2020). "Hurricane Delta Tropical Cyclone Update". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cameron Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2024. - Text list
Municipalities and communities of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States | ||
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